Floyd Samba enjoyed a dream debut by scoring twice as holders Manchester City booked their place in the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 5-0 home win over Norwich. Samba, 17, the son of former Premier League defender Chris, introduced himself in perfect style with his stooping header to open the scoring before Rayan Cherki doubled City's lead soon after. Having assisted the first for Samba, fellow debutant Allan joined in on the scoring after dancing into the box and driving a low shot into the bottom corner to mark another emphatic introduction to the home fans at the Etihad Stadium.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Samba built on his strong start to life in the senior squad, as his father watched on from the stands, when he calmly curled home a fourth goal for City. Norwich were denied a consolation goal when substitute Mohamed Toure's effort was disallowed for offside, meaning the visitors walked away without a shot on target registered, and Ryan McAidoo would add to their misery with a late goal to make it five for the hosts. A sixth straight win for Enzo Maresca's side now tees up a fourth-round clash with Brighton at home in the next round. 29: GOAL!
Dream debut for 17-year-old Samba as his stooping header opens the scoring. 32: GOAL! Cherki doubles the lead with a neat finish into the bottom corner after latching onto an Ayyoub Bouaddi pass. 39: BIG CHANCE FOR SAMBA! The young forward takes it in his stride and breaks into the box but Bruno Alves makes a strong recovery challenge to deal with the danger before he can shoot. 48: GOAL!
Allan scores on his debut after assisting the opener with a low driven shot into the bottom corner. 54: GOAL! The pick of the goals as Samba grabs his second with a curling effort into the bottom-right corner. 68: MCAIDOO DENIED! Samba at the heart of it again as he feeds in McAidoo, who has a low strike across goal which is well saved by Daniel Grimshaw. 74: DISALLOWED!
Toure slots a consolation goal in but the offside flag cuts their celebrations short. 90: GOAL! McAidoo completes the scoring with a fifth goal for the hosts. Sky Sports News' Ben Ransom at the Etihad Stadium: "Enzo Maresca's perfect start as Man City boss is rolling on.
Since his players lifted the tempo, they have shown more than enough energy and craft. "To make 10 changes and win so handsomely is a real statement of intent. Not many would have predicted Maresca winning his first six competitive matches after taking over from Pep Guardiola.
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